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back
noun
    1a. The rear part of the human body from the neck to the base of the spine;
    1b. The spinal column itself.
    2. The upper part of an animal's body.
    3. The part of an object that is opposite to or furthest from the front.
      Example: The back of the house faces north
    4. The side of an object that is not normally seen or used.
    5. The upright part of a chair.
    6. sport.
      A player whose usual position is behind the forwards (see forward noun), and who in most sports is a defender, but who (eg in rugby) may also attack.
adj
    1. Located or situated behind or at the back.
      Example: through the back door
      Thesaurus: posterior, hindmost, rear, end, tail; Antonym: front.
    2. Concerning, belonging to or from an earlier date.
      Example: back pay
    3. Away from or behind something, especially something more important.
      Example: back roads
adverb
    1. To or towards the rear; away from the front.
    2. In or into an original position or condition
      Example: when I get back from holiday.
    3. In return or in response.
      Example: hit back
    4. In or into the past.
      Example: look back to happier days
verb backed, backing
    1. To help or support someone or something, usually with money.
      Thesaurus: support, endorse, advocate, stand behind, champion, uphold, second, encourage;finance, subsidize, underwrite.
    tr & intr
    2. To move or cause something to move backwards, away from or out of something.
      Form: back away (usually)
      Form: back out
      Form: back out of something
      Form: back up
    3. To bet on the success of (a horse, etc).
    4. To provide a back or support for them.
      Form: back someone up (sometimes)
      Form: back something up
    5. To accompany (a singer) with music.
    6. To lie at the back of something.
    intr
    7. naut.
      Said of the wind: to change direction anticlockwise. Compare veer.
    8. To countersign or endorse (eg a cheque).
Idiom: the back of beyond
    A very remote isolated place.
Idiom: back to front
    With the back where the front should be.
    In the wrong order.
Idiom: get off someone's back
    colloq
    To stop annoying or troubling them.
Idiom: have one's back to the wall
    colloq
    To be in a very difficult or desperate situation.
Idiom: put one's back into something
    colloq
    To carry out (a task) with all one's energy.
Idiom: put someone's back up
    colloq
    To make them annoyed or resentful.
Idiom: see the back of someone or something
    colloq
    To be rid of or finished with (an unpleasant or tiresome person or thing).
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon bæc.

Phrasal Verb: back down
    To concede an argument or claim, especially under pressure or opposition.
Phrasal Verb: back off
    To move backwards or retreat.To back down.
Phrasal Verb: back on to something
    Said of a building, etc: to have its back next to or facing it.
Phrasal Verb: back out of something
    To withdraw from (a promise or agreement, etc).
Phrasal Verb: back someone up
    To support or assist them.
Phrasal Verb: back something up
    To copy (computer data) on to a disk or tape. See also backup.
Phrasal Verb: back up on something
    To repeat (an action) immediately.



backing
noun
    1. Support, especially financial support.
      Thesaurus: assistance, aid, support, endorsement, advocacy, sponsorship, sanction, encouragement, reinforcement.
    2. Material, etc that supports the back of something.
    3. Music accompanying a singer. Also as adj.
      Example: backing group


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